July 5th, 1978
Los Angeles, CA
The Fabulous Forum of LA
Total Time- 2:40:40
Bickle-Ivan tape-2nd recorder upgrade

Maxell XLII 90-minute tapes(High Bias)--Pyle PT-649D Double Cassette deck--Xitel USB INPort-->.wav files--CD Wave Editor(track splits)--Goldwave 5.58(editing)--TLH(align sector boundaries, encode to level 8)-->.flac files

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DISC ONE (70:18)
01-Badlands (4:57)
02-Night (3:19)
03-Spirit inthe Night (7:13)
04-Darkness on the Edge of Town (5:57)
05-For You (5:45)
06-The Promised Land (6:36)
07-Prove It All Night (8:27)
08-Racing in the Street (11:23)
09-Thunder Road (6:10)
10-Jungleland (10:25)

DISC TWO (59:08)
01-Paradise by the C (4:19)
02-Fire (3:14)
03-Adam Raised a Cain (5:37)
04-Mona-She's the One (11:38)
05-Growin' Up (12:43)
06-Backstreets (11:13)
07-Rosalita (10:21)

DISC THREE (31:14)
01-The Promise (6:43)
02-Born to Run (5:50)
03-Because the Night (7:12)
04-Quarter to Three (11:28)


Notes:  This set of tapes comes from Bickle who has shared many shows, and taped a few himself. This is one of the many he dropped at my door around 12 years ago that I am now just getting atround to check. There are many more...

This is a well known show, there have been many versions out over the years. This particular version is an upgrade to the mjk5510 second recorder that was shared in early 2017. Many thanks to Mark for comparing versions and determining which this is. This is an excellent recording, very enjoyable.

Brucebase: A report from the tour at this time from Dave Marsh had Bruce soundchecking "Rave On" which appeared in the main set on the next date. An interview was carried out for "Eyewitness News" by reporter J.J. Jackson with Bruce backstage after this show, ten minutes of which were later broadcast (Springsteen's first television appearance) on July 7. Total ticket sales for the show were 12,723, with gross receipts of $101,472.
Audience tape of excellent quality. Three recordings circulate, released on CDR 'Forum Heat' (Smokey Joe) sourced from legendary taper Mike Millard's recording with "Prove It All Night" cut during the solo. A second recording circulates in very good quality with "Prove It All Night" complete but instead has a cut in "Backstreets" (mjk5510). A third source circulates as part of the 'DS Archives Volume Twenty-Three', this recording is good but contains a number of patches due to cuts. A soundboard recording of "Prove It All Night" entered circulation in 2017 as part of the 'Odds & Sods' collection.
The show was filmed in part by KABC TV (see the footage on the 'This Is Your Life' DVD release) there is also some silent Super 8 footage that also shows Bruce playing a Fender Stratocaster instead of the usual Telecaster.

Enjoy, Ivan.